Makai

11/21/07 to 12/18/07
We spent the afternoon of our arrival doing ‘boat chores’ (laundry, head pump out, washing the boat, etc.), then dinghied out to visit with Anne & Steve (S/V Fine Line) and Clint & Diane (S/V Sand Dollar).
The annual Thanksgiving Day Cruisers Potluck was held at a nearby community center. The event was [...]

11/19/07 to Present
With 3 days to go, our goal to make it to Vero Beach for Thanksgiving was coming to fruition. We were looking forward to sharing the holiday with our friends & fellow cruisers. As we continued south, the temperatures climbed allowing us to shed our winter attire. After overnight stops in [...]

11/16/07 to 11/17/07
On Friday, November 16th, we crossed our northerly path coming into Fernandina Beach at noon. We spent the afternoon bicycling through town and later met up with Dave & April (S/V Shannon Glynn). After sharing tales of adventures with one another over a wonderful dinner at Esplanades, we bid our farewells & promised [...]

11/15/07 to 11/16/07
The next morning we awoke to the red skies of an impending ’strong’ cold front. Our destination was Jekyll Island about 55 miles south and upon our pre-dawn departure, we were once again treated to a spectular show of nature.

The crossing of Sapelo Sound [...]

11/12/07 to 11/14/07
We continued south via the ICW, anchoring in Brickyard Creek (approximately 53 miles) prior to arriving at Daufuskie Island to visit with friends Jim & Maria Keenan (S/V MagnifiCat).
We entered Brickyard creek at low tide & were pressed to find a pocket of ‘deep’ water (10 ft). The sparsely populated shoreline mixed [...]

11/05/07 to 11/12/07
Beaufort, NC to Topsail Beach, NC
11/5/07 – 11/7/07
We continued on our journey south with the next stop being Mile Hammock Bay within Camp LeJeune (an active U.S. Marine base). The 40+ mile jaunt was going as planned until we stopped for the opening of the Onslow Beach Bridge. When we throttled down, we [...]

11/1/07 – 11/04/07
Coinjock to Belhaven, NC – 11/01/07 to 11/03/07
Excited to be making our way south, we were disappointed to hear that gale force winds were headed our way courtesy of Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Noel. With this in mind, we got an early start toward Belhaven, NC. After motoring across Albemarle Sound (glassy [...]